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The cameras will take a photo of the speeding vehicle’s license plate, with the license plate data used to identify the registered vehicle’s owner on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The court held that the designation on file has the final say, regardless of how long ago it was signed or how much had changed since.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“I’d often get a call that would say, ‘Hey, we need to be on file with this in less than 24 hours, get whatever resources you need, just make it happen,’” Hilton recalls.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
When he called, he said, the representative didn’t have anything on file about the update, so he completed a new form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
But Mrs. Richardson managed to learn, through some artful questioning, that the address on file for Mia Wright had been a local one, with no parents listed.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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